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PROGRESS.
o fo Land is Esiabliskea
in Righteousness.
HONOLULU, NOV. 23. 1891
MORE LIBEL.
The Editor of the HOLO
MTJA Charged With
Seditions Libel.
ThelGreater the Truth, The
Greater the Libel!
Yesterday afternoon at about
5:30 o, clock a police officer ap
proached the editor of the Holo
mua, who was standing near Ho
bron's store, and politely
presented him with a Penal Sum
mons in which Attorney General
Smith charges him with being
guilty of seditious libel and in
vites hira to attend the morning
services in Judge Peny's Court
at 9:30 A. 11. to-morrow.
The specific charge against the
editor is that ho on last "Wednes
day, the 21th inst. did print and
publish a hideous and nerve
stirring libel alleged to be ex
pressed in the following sentence
Mr. Dole is President of Hawaii
through treason, fr aud and
might.
If wo had been aware of the
extreme sensitiveness of the gent
leman wo should have selected
our language differently.
But sinco his Thanksgiving
proclamation wo thought that ho
had succeeded in getting on to as
lofty a pedestal as the presidents
of the United States who he is
plagiarizing and wo thought that
tho official attitudo of American
presidents towards tho Press of
tho opposition had been fully
realized and adopted by him.
However ho has not become
sufficiently thick-skinned yet. Ho
will probably bo so before his
six years term has expired.
As to tho chargo itself wo pre
fer to say nothing at present. It
is absurd and ludicrous in tho
oxtromo and could only omanato
from 'our bright friend W. 0.
Smith (assisted by Hatch.) A
jury some day will probably judge
botwoon us and say if in this
"want to-be" part of the United
States, thero shall bo a free Press
and an honest expression of
truth.
In tho lines published, alleged
to bo soditious to Mr. Dole thoro
is not tho slightest inforonco tha t
he was guilty of treason, fraud
and might."
That theso throo factors caused
tho present situation has been
proven to tho world partly
through tho official reports and
actions of the United States and
partly through tho words of Mr
Dolo when he publicly disavowed
Mr. Damon and donied that that
gentleman was an authorized
negotiator between tho Queen and
tho revolutionists on tho 17th of
January. 1S93.
Howovor if Mr. Dolo thinks
that tho cap fits him, ho can wear
it and bo welcome I
THE FIRST MOVE
When the Spalding, Jones and
Bolto combination decided to
rope iho Planters of Hawaii into
a conspiracy against tho groat
American sugar trust and the
Spreckola' especially, they wore
warned often enough of the risks
they were running.
They are now beginning to feel
tho burns from the fire they have
been desirous of playing with.
Their beautiful soheme of form
ing a Planters' Protective Associ
ation has not met with much
success here, and in spito of the
secrecy with which they attempt
ed to surround it, the Sprockets'
wore made aware of every step
taken.
The Holomua. did not make its
disclosures in the interest of
Spreckels. We simply warned
the small stockholders and the
community at large ofHhe daager
which threatened them, if tkey
- 11 12 . I
to get control of the money mar
ket in a surreptitions manner.
We spoke to the American Union
Party, and reminded them of
their sacred platform in which
the anti-trust plank was distinct,
and which under thundering ap
plause was heartily endorsed by
P. C. Jones of Bunker Hill, the
very day when he became a spon
sor to Mr. Spalding3 gigantic
Hawaiian sugar trust
We have in former issues ex
posed the methods of the mani
pulators and promoters of this
nefarious scheme. Let us add a
few instances in showing the ty
ranny of the man who wants to
be at the head of the proposed
nine trustees, and the justice
and fairness which will be grant
ed to the small stockholders, if
this . "missionary1' trust should
even be realized.
At a meeting of stockholders of a
certain sugar company a few weeks
ago, Mr. Jones who represents
the controlling interest launched
his scheme, and insisted in hav
ng the company adoptingit.Ho was
asked many qnestions in regard
to the intended disposition of the
tax which it is supposed to levy on
the plantations, and his answers
were mostly to the effect that the
nine trustees would attend to all
that. One of the stockholders in
tho minority asked for a post
ponement of the matter until
some further day so as to give
him a chance to look closer into
the matter, and at the same time
consult other s'tockholders whoso
proxies he held.
Mr. Jones forced the issue, re
fused to postpone the matter, and
by his majority vote pledged tho
company in question as a member
of the proposed Planters' Protec
tive Association. And what could
tho minority do besides placing
their votes on record, and then
to the expense of their pockets
protest in tho courts of the coun
try. A few days ago tho same game
vas tried at a meeting of tho
stockholders of the Kahukn
Sugar Company.
In this instance the game did
n't work, and the meeting was
postponed in spite of the efforts
of tho Czar of Kahuku.
A pertinent question was asked
in regard to tho disposal of the
vast sums which would eventual
ly be in the hands of tho trustees.
It was admitted that the refinery
proposition was a smaller matter,
but it was suggested that the
moneys could with advantage be
invested in government bonds or
lent to needy plantations. That
settled it. If the Hawaiian Safe
Deposit and Investment Company
needs monoy, it will have to got it
omewhoro else.
But this is a diversion.
What we wanted to tell the lit
tle schemers in Honolulu, is that
Mr. Spreckels has taken his seat
at tho Hawaiian sugar chess
board, and ho has made the first
move in the game which will
checkmate them before long.
Tho Spreckels representing tho
great American sugar trust yes
terday instructed their agent here
to notify the planters that in the
future one-third of all sugar pro
dnoed here must be delivered to
their firm according to contract,
that it in the future will bo ship
pod in vessels selected and con
trolled by the said firm.
That moans that over 35,000
tons of sugar will be withdrawn
from tho vessels now controlled
by tho would be Planters Protec
tive Association and it means
that tho "Combination" has re
ceived its first black eye. It
won't bo the last.
The Best Paid Author.
Rudyard Kipling's seven words
for $1, said to bo the highest
price paid any literary man of
our times, reads very small, re
marks the Springfield Republic
an, in comparison with what was
paid Judge Paxton for a literary
article. Until McLeod came on
the scene, the Reading Railroad
had used an old sign at the cross
ings, "Beware of the engines and
cars,' with a mass oi further in
structions in small print In
some suits for damages it was
claimed thatthjaVarnings were
not dear. McLeod went to Judge
Paxton, who composed this ad
mirable notice: "Railroad Cross
ingStop, Look, and Listenl"
For this little ooaapositioa he re-,
oeived the sodeet sum of $4,780
of ovsr $796.66 a word. Wfie& it
cOfl&es to Manlamariia ihm nots
Ewa Weather.
The inhabitants of the usually
red-dust district of Ewa have
now no reason to complain of
drought as their dust has been
transformed into the. most sticky
of mud by the aid of Jupiter
Pluvias- A heavy rain set in on j
Tuesday afternoon and continued
with but slight intermission until
this morning, being accompanied
by a heavy thunder storm in the
mountains to the north. Tho
rain fell in torrents in the hills
and from the appearance of the
streams find low lying lands sev
eral cloud-bursts must have oc
curred. The thunder storm seem
ed to travel in a circle as by
i midnight the storm had reared
( completely round to the south,
-when the lightning played so
J rrtpidly that it seemed but one
; continuous fl.ish of fire.
By five o'clock in the
evening
tho Wuiawa and other streams in
the neighborhood were seething
torrents to cross which was im
possible, and the "oldest inhabi
tant'' declares that the Waiawa
was never so high in his recollec
tion. Two washouts occurred on
the railroad .Jone at Waiawa, the
other at Waikele; while the
bridge across the Waiawa stream
was washed eight inches out of
line. When the 5:10 train from
Honolulu reached the bridge the
water was washing completely
over it, and as it was deemed
dangerous to proceed further the
train returned to town not being
able to complete its trip to the
plantation. This morning a light
er engine came down and by the
exorcise of extreme care reached
the mill passing over the injured
spots, which had been repaired
during tho night, arriving at this
end twent minutes late.
The rice fields now being har
vested have suffered considerable
damage owing to the overflow of
the streams which completely
flooded the patches and washed
quantities of newly cut rice to
sea. Considerable damage must
have been done higher up the
stream as Chinese and natives
were busy catching pigs and
chickens, firewood and debris
which were washed down by the
freshets. Quito a new industry
has been started in fishing dere
lict pigs and poultry out of a
flooded rice patch the fish pond
has now its rival the pig pond. '
THE ORIENTAL WAR.
By His Excellency,
The Japanese Minister
At Washington
S. KTJKINO.
(From The North American Review.)
(Continued.)
Japan did not hesitate, but
stood firmly on her rights, leaving
to China the responsibility of de
ciding whether the difficulty
should be honorably and peace
fully adjusted or whether it should
be allowed to drift to an open rup
ture. The decision has been made,
and the two leading nations of the
East, after centuries of peace, are
arrayed against each other in
open hostility. '. Both have haz
arded much upon the fortunes for
war, but it seems to mo that the
world at large will gain much
more by the victorfi of one than
by that of the other. For I trust
I may say, without appearing to
be boastful, that this war is in
some measure a struggle between
the forces of modern civilization
and the vis inertiae of a conserva
tism the strongest and most stub
born the world has overseen. The
advance of the one may be
checked by the stolid resistance of
the other, yet in that case not
Japan alone, but in the end China
also, will be the loser, for victory
in her case will give renewed life
to that spirit of intolerane which
has .hitherto been an insuperable
bar to her progress, while defeat
will make the truth clear even to
the most obstinate aud causa the.
obstacles to national development
to disappear in the conflict. I
do cot mean to say that it is Jap
an's designs to act as the regene
rator of China any more than it is
her purpose to wage a war of con
quest ofcof selfish aggrandizement.
The one attempt would be as pre
sumptuous as the other would be
culpable., Japan is contending for
the protection of her rights, and
for that alone;, but, unless all an
garies fail, in her victory in this
war , the truly sjheere frieads'of
Gkiaa nay see the brightest hope
foe tke futare of that country.
- S. Kvxsq,
CORRESPONDENCE
We do not hold oarselres responsible for
the nnm;nr- or the ntterances of our
jxrrrespo ri dents.
Editob BlOLOJfUA:
Sir. It is pretty small exhi
bit of ability on the part of the
Republic the leaving of Billy.
Aldrich yesterday. It is well
konwn on tfce street that it is
mean and contemptible enough
to blame a good and reputable
coast skipper for what he is as
innocent as a child unborn. ll
the great "I Am" of Honolulu
would only took after his own
business he would not so often
strike snags cr hear the cry and
shout of "Rate."
Tours,
s Snooks.
Editor Holoxua:
The Star editor.who was at one
time inspector of schools under
the monarch', and was dropped
from the pay rolls of that depart
ment owing to his inability to fill
the office, has for some time
past, shown his vindictive and
unforgiving spirit, by constantly
spewing his viperous spleen
against royality which in the
near futura, he will be most hap
py (if allowed) to again fawn up
on. A bom lickspittle is never
to be trusted. He is forever tel
ling'the public, that the oligarchy
is able to defend itself against all
comers when . he now blunders
against ti. truth, "by asserting,
that the animal i3 doomed to de
struction -without annexation
thereby betraying to the public
his inconsistency. He also sounds
through his horn, that the gov
ernment tho planters and the
suckers, are all crying for annex
ation. We1 can well understand,
that all of the high salaried gov
ernment oficials, from Dole to
Tim Murrey are very anxious to
rid themselves of the trouble of
drawing tli3ir high salaries,
something they have never be
fore been tsed to which tells
against their digestive organs,
causing br&in trouble. The
planters also want annexation in
order to escape the terrible strain
of their contract starvation lab
or system. T7hen the people of
Hawaii as a whole, ask Uncle
Sam for annaxation then per
haps the "old gontleman will
think of it. Steveng and his
pirates, are but of the race.
Yisa Fergo.
Machinery
1 ENGINE DOUBLE CYLIN
DER, single action, 6x6
cylinder 12 horse power
1 YERTICAL TUBULAR
BOILER, 5 feet long, 40
inches diameter, containing
100 2 inch tubes, will sup
ply steam for loh.p. engine
1 FEED PUMP with all connec
tions. The above sre all in good order
and can be had at a bargain by
applying to the undersigned.
UNION FEED CO., Ltd.
1 no23 lm .
KWONG SIN CHOXG&CO
No, 216 King Strega et.
Contractor and Builder, House
Moving, Painting, Meat Safe, etc,
Bedsasteads,Mattrsses,Tables,Book-
cases, Mirrors, &c, the Lowest
Market Prices. JSTAnd alt kinds
of Furniture,
no21t
290 Ring Up 290
United
Carriage
: Company,
M;REISKJ.C QUINN
Hawaiian
Hardware
Comp'y.
September 17, 1891.
If we remember correctly the
"Charleston" was the first of the
"White Squadron" to visit Hono
lulu. Her arrival on her second
cruise is still in the minds of
people who were here on January
29, 1891. When with flags at
half-mast and yards cock-built
she entered port with the body
of King Kalakaua, the kind at
tentions shown bythe officers to
the King during! the voyage
to the United State and the. al
most sacred manner ro which the
bod was guarded vhile being
borne to the Islands, endeared
the "Charleston" to the people
of Hawaii. As much as it was in
the power of the people, their
appreciation was shown to the
officers during their stay and
when sailed they left graven on
tablets of love and memory, ev
idences of their Aloha for Ha
waii. Few, if any, of the officers
who were here then are on the
vessel now; some have reached
tho age of retirement and others
have gone to other vessels but
the Charleston is still greon in
the heart of the Hawaiians.
Have yon ever used a Pansy
Stove? We have Ibeen selling
them for four or five years and
to-day they wear tho "Yellow
Coat" in the empire of stoves.
They are recognized by every
one, even dealers in other stoves,
as a superior article and one
which they do not caro to run up
against. Of course stoves may
be bought from people who are
not dealers. We have people
running here every day or two
for fire bricks and parts belong
ing to stoves they have bought
from othor parties, and. whon.
they find they cannot get them
they discard their stoves and
buy a "Pansy." You see there
is a disadvantage in buying dear
things at low prices. Come to
us and get a Pansy at $15 00 and
you get full value for your mo-
ney. You don't get a $75.00
range for fifteen dollars, mind
you, but yon get a first class
stove that is worth Thirty dollars
to any one
Our Ready Mited Paints are
suited to the wants of people who
have a little painting they want
to do themselves. The advant
age in buying a prepared paint
is that you have the benefit of
the best mixers in the United
States without having to pay for
it. The paint is ready for use
directly you take the top off tho
can and if you don't find it cheap
er and better than any you can
mix yourself we are mistaken in
our experience In California tho
painters are using the prepared
article in preference to buying
lead and oils because they find it
to their advantage to do so. We
believe it is only a question of
time when the painters here will
fall into line.
Hanging lamps are in as great
demand now as ever. People
seem to want something for light
ing purposes that will give as
good light as the snn they find
it in the lamps we are giving a
way. Our cheap stand lamps are
an excellent thing for a servants
room and will find a ready sale
in the Island stores. We can
supply any demand, for a single
lamp or for a thousand.
There's lots of Hawaiians
whose Kuleanas need fencing
and we have the wire with which
to do it; We have also the ma
terial for building a fence that
will last until long after the mil
lenium. Instead of paying a
high price for posts, or even get
ting them for the cutting, your
fence will cost you less money if
you buy steel stays and washers
and make a Jones Locked fence.
Wo hare everything you want
in the hardware and house fur
nishing goods, line you wish.
And we coart investigation as to
their qaelity axd prices.
Tie InUM briizrt Qt
... ' f ' nn-LL-s
RIAL ESTATE
Ho us 2 Renting and
Collection figsricy
loans negotiated on
RheI Estate and Persons!
Property.
JTow U the time to list jour property, as
the demand for homes Is Increasins everyday.
Stranger are coming to "The Paradise" in
sreat numbers. ,
AVe have some most desirable property tor
If von own a lot, and desire, to bnild a
home, we -win lurnlsu the money on favorable
terms.
The Hawaii an InvHStmsnt Co.,
General Real Estate Agents,
IS and 15 Kaahnmanu street.
C. A. LOXG, . , v
Notary Public Telephone 639
novS
BEACHJROVE.
New Sea Side, Picnic and Bath
ing Resort:
HAS BEEN OPENED UP, AND IS NOW
ready to receive visitors. The now
resort is under the management of Charles
F. Warren. Tha place is within a conven
ient distance from town, and two minutes
walk, from tho Tram Cars (Bishop's switch)
The premises which will be at the disposal
of patrons comprises between four and five
acres ot beautiful grassy grounds, over
shadowed by tropical trees. Also a com
plete outfit of bath rooms and bathing suits.
There is a great deal of romance connected
with these grounds. It is said to be th9
exact spot on tho Beach where Kamehame
ha the conqueror landed with his thousands
of warriors bent upon the conquest of Oaliu. '
There is a sacred pond upon tho Land sup
plied from a legendary spring. Po? hund
red of years the natives have used this
water for medicinal purposes more especial-,
ly as they claim as an effective remedy lor ,
rheumatism and paralysis. Beach Grove,
or Kawehowehe was a portion of the sea '
side residence of that great chief and war-1
rior, Kamehameha I. Theso new bathing J
and recreation grounds will be exclusively
for the use of families. Ladies and children
will enjoy a days onting at Beach Grove. '
The water is just deep enough to bo com-,
fortable with a nice sandy beach. This no w .
resort supplies a long felt want and is sure
of liberal patronage. Charges vrll bo ex- j
tremely moderate so as to come within tho
reach of all. All through tho grounds thero t
are arbors and shaded bowers furnished!
with tables and seats for the accommoda-'
tion of those who bring along their own eat-
ables. i
Sandwiches, cakes, soda water and lemon
ade on ice may be had at the premises.
Honolulu, Nov. 5, 1SSH. 2wks-dly.
THIS SIP-CE
Reserved for
ITOHAN.
MACHINE MADE
OX!
FACTORY,0: : KALIHI.
Taro Plants, Fresh Tops and Raw
Taro at all times.
Ring Up Mutual Telephone 577.
Bell 345. W. L. WILCOX,
jy25 Manager.
New, and
nil B mwm
.OF-
Gents' FurnishiDg Goods
:at:
413 Fort Street.
jVXercliaxit Tailoring
A SPECIALTY.
Notice is called to
of TJNDERWEAK at 75 cents per
6uiuoui joargams.
SCall and inspect onr stock
VANCAMP, JOHNSTON & STOREY.
413 roar stheet.
, nov 17 tf
ifURWURE DEALERS. :
to bform tbe puUlc that-they have
V opened a
Brawk ore at W322, Nuuanu St.1
Winiiy cany a coaspfete liaeof
8CTKOOM8Ers;CIUIR3i
TAiLES, WARDROBES,
i STTS,EtcXtc.,Etc t
Hp T0$ Up.
Sometimes where to go to pur
chase auy particular article, bat
not if you happen to want any
thing in the line of
Artists Supplies.
f
lieture Frames
or enlarged portraits, thero is I at
one place in Honolulu, to par
chase all materials, and that's
KING BROS.' Store, for which
there is no rival on these
Islands. ,
THE FINEST PAINTINGS V
HAWAII, ARE ON EXHIBI
TION IN THIS GALLERY.
The firm makes specialty of en
larging portraits as well as mak
ing picture frames in tho very
latest styles of mouldings.
In the sheet pictures, they h:ive
thousands to select from of which
they invito an inspection at any
time.
IvIiVO BROS.,
Hotel Street, : : ' : 'Houolulu.
nov 7 tf
PIONEER
Steam CANDY Factory
BAKERY and
Ice Cream Parlors !
X3T PRACTICAL
and 0RNAMENTER
In all branches of the business on
these islands.
American, English, German and Yrcnch
PASTRIES Made to Order.
BIRTH-DAY AND WEDDING CAKES
Made of tbe Very Best Material and
at Reasonable Rates.
Family Graham & Fancy Bread
'Always on Hand.
AL.I4 CONFECTIONERY
Mannfactnred at My Establishment
Arc Guaranteed to be Positively Pure and
Sold at Prices no other establishment
can compete with.
T FACTORY AND STORE,
No. 71 Hotel Street, Honolulu.
Both Telephones No. 74. jy2C
LOST.
A Sealskin Cape last night, on
Beritania, Alakea, or Eichard
Streets, or near the Hotel. A
Reward will be paid ,f returned
to this office.
LEWIS J. LETEY,
Heal Estate and General
. Auctioneer.
Corner Fort and Qnecn Street?, Honolulu
Personal attention given to Sales
of Fnrniture, Eeal Estate,
Stock and General
Merchandise.
Mutual Telephone 23S.
CALIFORNIA
Wine Company
' 407 FORT STREET,
Mclnerny Block.
1 WfiiJf
T7TTTrc rvtn
are sot in it with tfee lawyers. I
pautauy auowea inw